ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 09/2002 Released: 05/03/2002 by Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA,National Ag Statistics Service Nebraska Department of Agriculture William G. Hamlin, State Statistician Merlyn Carlson, Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear producers and other data users: Information contained herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys conducted during the past few weeks. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary United States All Farms Products Index of Priced Received in April was 95 based on 1990-92=100, down 10 points (9.5 percent) from the revised March index. Declining lettuce prices along with decreases for hogs, eggs, and cattle, more than offset increased prices for onions, hay, apples, and potatotes. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell also affects the overall index. Higher marketings for cattle, strawberries, milk, and oranges more than offset decreased marketings of soybeans, corn, wheat, and cotton. Compared with April last year, the current United States All Farm Products Index was down 11 points (10.4 percent). Lower prices for broilers, milk, hogs, and cattle more than offset higher prices for potatoes, tomatoes, apples, and carrots. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary April 2002 with Comparisons -------Nebraska------ ---United States---- Commodity Unit Apr Mar Apr 15, Apr Mar Apr 15, % of Parity 2001 1/ 2002 1/ 2002 2001 1/ 2002 1/ 2002 Parity Price 2/ Dollars Dollars Wheat Bushel 2.88 2.69 2.68 2.86 2.87 2.80 29 9.51 Corn Bushel 1.95 1.93 1.80 1.89 1.94 1.86 29 6.44 Oats Bushel 1.49 2.08 2.00 1.28 1.99 1.90 48 3.92 Grain Sorghum Cwt 3.35 3.22 3.09 3.04 3.22 3.11 29 10.90 Soybeans Bushel 4.10 4.26 4.23 4.22 4.38 4.38 31 14.10 Hay, All, Baled Ton 84.00 61.00 59.00 99.00 91.40 99.90 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 87.00 62.00 61.00 105.00 98.80 106.00 Other, Baled Ton 75.00 57.00 52.00 75.60 73.00 78.70 Dry Edible Beans Cwt 15.10 19.80 20.00 15.60 26.60 26.70 56 47.60 Hogs Cwt 49.00 38.70 35.10 47.80 36.00 30.50 30 101.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt 49.20 38.90 35.20 48.30 36.30 30.70 Sows Cwt 41.00 31.00 27.70 39.50 29.70 25.50 Beef Cattle Cwt 76.60 73.00 71.00 75.40 70.70 67.80 43 157.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt 77.70 74.00 72.00 79.60 74.30 71.20 Cows Cwt 42.30 41.10 40.30 43.30 41.60 40.50 Calves Cwt 111.00 108.00 105.00 112.00 104.00 102.00 49 209.00 Sheep Cwt 35.80 31.30 36.90 34.40 75.00 Lambs Cwt 82.20 68.20 84.30 66.30 177.00 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for April 2002. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices April 30, 2002. Farm Machinery and Tractors: Prices Paid, United States, April 2000-2002 Item 2000 2001 2002 Dollars Baler, Square, Pick-Up, Automatic Tie, Round, 1200-1500 Lb bale 17,300 17,600 17,900 Round, 1900-2200 Lb bale 23,800 23,000 25,200 Chisel Plow, Max. 1 Ft. Depth of Tillage, or Sweep Type, Drawn or Mounted, 16-20 13,400 13,000 13,400 Combine, Self Propelled with Grain Head Extra Large capacity 176,000 181,000 187,000 Large capacity 146,000 152,000 156,000 Corn Head for Combine, 6 Row 23,400 24,500 25,700 Row Crop Planter With Fertilizer Attachment, 8-Row 26,900 28,800 29,000 With Fertilizer Attachment, 24-Row 92,600 95,000 97.600 12-Row, Conservation (No-Till Cond), 46,400 47,400 50,400 Cultivator, Row Crop, 6-Row 5,860 6,040 5,990 12-Row, Flexible 13,400 13,800 13,900 Disk Harrow, Tandem, Drawn 1/ 15-17 Foot 13,500 13,700 14,300 18-20 Foot 17,400 18,000 18,500 Elevator, Portable, Without Power Unit Auger Type, 8 Inch Diameter, 60 Foot 3,820 3,820 4,020 Feed Grinder-Mixer, Trailer Mtd., P.T.O. 13,600 14,600 14,900 Field Cultivator, Mounted or Drawn 17-19 Foot 10,300 10,700 11,000 20-25 Foot, Flexible 14,400 14,300 15,900 Forage Harvester, P.T.O., Shear Bar, With Pick-Up Attachment 28,200 28,900 30,100 With Row Crop Unit, 2-Row 30,400 31,400 32,800 Front-End Loader, Hydraulic, Tractor 1800-2500 Lb. Capacity, 60 Inch Bucket 4,880 4,910 4,990 Grain Drill, Most Common Spacing Plain, 15-17 Openers 11,200 12,100 14,000 Press, 23-25 Openers 17,500 18,500 23,100 With Fertilizer Attachment, 20-24 Openers 15,200 15,700 18,600 Min/No-Till W/Fert. Attach., 15 Foot 26,300 27,100 28,100 Hay Rake, Side-Delivery, or Wheel Rake, Traction Drive, 8-12 Foot Working Width 4,670 4,980 5,020 Hay Tedder, 15-18 Foot 4,480 4,560 4,830 Manure Spreader, Conveyer Type, P.T.O. 2-wheel, with Tires 141-190 Bushel Capacity 6,720 6,630 6,760 225-300 Bushel Capacity 9,640 9,980 9,950 Mower-Conditioner, P.T.O., Pull Type with 8-10 Foot, Sickle (Cutter) Bar or Disc 13,200 13,700 13,700 Mower, Mounted or Drawn, 7-8 Ft. Sickle (Cutter) Bar 4,360 4,730 4,840 Rotary Hoe, 20-25 Foot 6,280 6,920 6,490 Rotary Cutter, 7-8 Foot 2,970 3,100 3,240 Sprayer, Field Crop, Power, Boom Type (Excl. Self-Propelled and Orchard) Tractor Mounted, w/ 300 Gal. Spray Tank 5,260 5,500 5,460 Trailer Type, w/ 500-700 Gal. Spray Tank 11,100 11,300 12,000 Tractor, 2-Wheel Drive 50-59 P.T.O. horsepower 21,800 22,000 21,900 70-89 P.T.O. horsepower 33,700 34,200 34,500 110-129 P.T.O. horsepower 62,400 63,000 63,700 140-159 P.T.O. horsepower 81,700 82,300 83,200 190-220 P.T.O. horsepower 113,000 114,000 118,000 Tractor, 4-Wheel Drive 200-280 P.T.O. horsepower 120,000 127,000 132,000 Wagon, Gravity Unload, w/Box and Running Gear and Tires, Without Side Extensions 200-400 Bushel Capacity 4,040 4,160 4,320 Wagon, Running Gear, W/O Box, 8-10 Ton Capacity 1,660 1,800 1,730 Windrower, Self-Propelled, 14-16 Foot 61,600 63,200 62,900 1/ With hydraulic lift transport wheels, tires. Source: USDA NASS Agricultrural Prices, April 30, 2002. Field Seeds: Prices Paid, United States, April 1999-2002 Item Unit 1999 2000 2001 2002 ------------Dollars-------------- Legumes Alfalfa Proprietary cwt. 287.00 277.00 278.00 280.00 Public and Common cwt. 184.00 165.00 158.00 157.00 Clover Ladino lb. 2.98 2.85 2.85 2.80 Red cwt. 178.00 143.00 132.00 130.00 Row Crops Corn, Hybrid Biotech 1/ 110.00 113.00 Corn, Hybrid Non-Biotech 1/ 85.30 85.80 Grain Sorghum, Hybrid cwt. 97.60 93.00 93.00 96.00 Potatoes cwt. 8.50 10.45 8.50 10.90 Soybeans bu. 17.00 17.10 20.70 22.50 Sunflower cwt. 400.00 395.00 407.00 407.00 Small Grains Barley bu. 5.80 5.80 5.80 5.80 Oats, Spring bu. 4.60 4.50 4.70 5.35 Wheat, Winter bu. 7.35 7.05 7.20 7.70 1/ 80,000 kernels. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2002. Feed: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2000-2002 Northern Plains 1/ United States Item Unit April April April April April April 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Dollars Dollars Alfalfa Meal cwt. 10.90 12.40 12.50 12.50 13.40 14.40 Alfalfa Pellets cwt. 9.20 10.60 12.20 12.40 13.40 14.40 Bran cwt. 12.50 13.30 13.40 13.20 13.40 13.60 Beef Cattle Concentrate 32-36% protein ton 254.00 276.00 260.00 261.00 279.00 277.00 Corn Meal cwt. 7.00 6.15 5.66 7.67 7.59 8.06 Cottonseed Meal, 41% cwt. 12.00 12.10 13.00 14.90 15.70 15.80 Dairy Feed 14% protein ton 165.00 162.00 153.00 170.00 176.00 175.00 16% protein ton 165.00 183.00 233.00 175.00 184.00 190.00 32-38% protein ton 303.00 309.00 296.00 287.00 291.00 298.00 Hog Feed 14-18% protein ton 208.00 221.00 215.00 203.00 215.00 216.00 38-42% protein ton 273.00 278.00 313.00 297.00 302.00 307.00 Molasses, Liquid cwt. 9.40 10.20 9.71 12.00 12.40 12.90 Poultry Feed Laying Feed ton 215.00 229.00 239.00 206.00 212.00 225.00 Turkey Grower ton 214.00 243.00 294.00 255.00 259.00 264.00 Soybean Meal, 44% cwt. 11.60 12.00 11.80 13.00 13.40 13.50 Stock Salt 50 lb. 2.90 3.00 3.11 4.01 4.05 4.12 1/ Northern Plains States: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2002. Fuels: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2000-2002 Northern Plains United States Item April April April April April April 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Dollars per Gallon Unleaded Gasoline 1/ Service Station 1.44 1.43 1.41 1.47 1.43 1.36 Bulk Delivery 1.46 1.46 1.41 1.48 1.47 1.37 Diesel 2/3/, Bulk Delivery 1.02 1.02 .933 1.08 1.08 .964 L.P. Gas 2/ , Bulk Delivery .770 .990 .765 .963 1.16 .925 1/ Includes federal, state and local per gallon taxes. 2/ Excludes State road taxes, but includes State and local per gallon taxes where applicable. 3/ Excludes federal excise tax. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2002. Fertilizer: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2000-2002 Northern Plains United States Item April April April April April April 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Dollars per ton 8-32-16 231.00 251.00 182.00 225.00 228.00 229.00 10-34-0 229.00 253.00 223.00 243.00 260.00 238.00 11-52-0 237.00 241.00 227.00 259.00 260.00 246.00 18-46-0 (DAP) 228.00 234.00 217.00 240.00 244.00 227.00 Ammonium Nitrate 173.00 241.00 178.00 194.00 260.00 195.00 Anhydrous Ammonia 209.00 385.00 228.00 227.00 399.00 250.00 Muriate of Potash - 60-62% K2O 162.00 171.00 166.00 165.00 170.00 164.00 Nitrogen Solutions - 28% N 117.00 203.00 129.00 125.00 204.00 135.00 Superphosphate - 44-46% P2O5 215.00 226.00 207.00 233.00 236.00 221.00 Urea - 44-46% 194.00 277.00 179.00 200.00 280.00 191.00 Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2002. Poultry: By Type, Production, Price, and Value, Nebraska and United States, 1999-2001 Item Unit Nebraska United States 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 Chickens, Excluding Broilers Number Sold mil. head 5.2 6.2 4.8 210.2 218.2 200.1 Pounds Sold mil. lbs. 17.1 21.1 16.4 1,034.1 1,111.7 1,016.7 Price per Pound cents/lb. 1.1 0.2 0.1 7.1 5.7 4.5 Value of Sales 1,000 dol. 188 42 16 73,150 63,925 46,027 Broilers Number Produced mil. head 11.5 3.4 3.4 8,146.0 8,284.0 8,389.1 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 59.8 19.0 18.0 40,829.8 41,623.1 42,445.9 Price per Pound cents/lb. 37.0 33.0 39.0 37.1 33.6 39.3 Value of Production mil. dol. 22.1 6.3 7.0 15,128.8 13,988.4 16,693.6 Eggs Produced mil. eggs 2,837 2,999 3,001 82,715 84,386 85,702 Price per Pound cents/doz. 39.5 37.5 38.2 62.2 61.8 62.2 Value of Production mil. dol. 93.4 93.7 95.5 4,287.2 4,345.4 4,444.9 Turkeys Number Raised mil. hd. 1/ 1/ 1/ 270.5 270.0 272.1 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 1/ 1/ 1/ 6,886.4 6,942.8 7,154.8 Price per Pound cents/lb. 1/ 1/ 1/ 40.8 40.7 39.0 Value of Production mil. dol. 1/ 1/ 1/ 2,809.9 2,822.7 2,790.3 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Source: Poultry - Production and Value 2001 Summary, April 2002. Monthly Farrowings: Number of Sows, Pigs Per Litter, and Pig Crop, United States December-November 2001-2002 1/2/ Sows Farrowing Pigs per Litter Pig Crop Month 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 1,000 Head Number Number 1,000 Head Dec 1/ 901 924 8.66 8.66 7,803 8,005 Jan 906 943 8.71 8.71 7,887 8,214 Feb 941 965 8.79 8.80 8,273 8,492 Mar 959 973 8.87 8.83 8,503 8,590 Apr 953 8.90 8,481 May 958 8.90 8,525 Jun 963 8.85 8,526 Jul 961 8.87 8,522 Aug 954 8.90 8,491 Sep 966 8.75 8,448 Oct 950 8.78 8,344 Nov 930 8.80 8,180 Total 11,342 8.81 99,983 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Monthly values may not add to quarterly or annual totals due to rounding. Source: USDA NASS Monthly Hogs and Pigs, April 26, 2002. For more information contact us at: 100 Centennial Mall North, Suite 298, Lincoln, NE 68508, 402-437-5541 e-mail at: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov, Internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/